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School Police Report: Stadium Game, Staffing and Training Plans After Weekend Shooting Incident
Summary
School police told the committee that the first high‑school football game was broadly secure, outlined staffing and recruitment numbers, and said a weekend shooting victim who may be a student prompted cross‑checks and safety plans; the department is recruiting to reach a budgeted 16 positions and scheduling enhanced juvenile‑law training.
The Brockton school police lieutenant briefed the School Committee on Sept. 16 about stadium security at the recent Brockton High School football game, a weekend shooting incident involving a 14‑year‑old and staffing and training plans for the school police unit.
The lieutenant said the first football game at Marciano Stadium was "a major safety success" apart from "some minor issues," noting that school police, city officers, canine units and drone teams were used and that the department consulted state police, the FBI and the Commonwealth Fusion Center for threat…
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